OKLAHOMA CITY — As a sellout crowd of 18,203 fans stood to their feet in white Oklahoma City Thunder T-shirts at Chesapeake Energy Arena, a 21-year-old held his composure in a tough environment.
Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell caught the ball off an inbounds pass from Ricky Rubio then drove to the hoop against All-Star forward Paul George before spinning to his right for a six-foot floater with 1:33 remaining in regulation.
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The confident rookie’s 13th points of the fourth quarter gave the Jazz a late 6-point lead to help Utah steal Game 2 on the road, 102-95, while tying the first round playoff series 1-1.